Three months later, Hudson found out the animals were in violation of a zoning ordinance. The township said no one at its office ever gave the 'OK' for the animals.

Last week, when the board voted to take the family to court, Hudson took the story to her farm's Facebook page and website.

"It just went crazy," she said. "People started picking it up and flooding every social media network."

The result was several letters and $15,000 in donations for legal defense. Hudson says, the law is on her side.

"As long as you're selling something on your farm, then you're protected by the Right to Farm Act," she said.

Township attorney Gary Bender told News 10, Friday, the family isn't protected because they moved into the R-1 zone, where animals like goats and pigs aren't allowed. Then, they built their farm. If they had built the farm and the land was re-zoned to R-1, the story would be different.

Now, the Hudson family has until Friday, March 29 to comply or Bender says, he will file suit immediately.

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